WBJEE Exam

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination or WBJEE is a state-level entrance examination, administered by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board. It is the gateway for the students looking for admission into private and government UG architect, Pharmacy, medical and engineering colleges in West Bengal. The exam is conducted through Offline (OMR) mode.

Eligibility

Applicant must be an Indian Citizen and must have domicile of West Bengal

The minimum age for applying for the WBJEE exam is 17 years for the general students and 25 years for the reserved category applicants

Candidate must have qualified 10+2 examination from the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education with minimum score of 45% mark. For reserved category applicants; 40% is the minimum mark

They must have opted for Physics and Mathematics as the compulsory subjects in 10th/+2 and Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/a Technical Vocational Subject like Engineering Drawing/Computer Science as the optional subjects.

Before Cutoff Marks

Sl. No

Program Name

Category

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

1

Civil Engineering

OBC-A

2036

2671

OPPH

35059

83862

SC

3327

98819

SCPH

49471

49471

ST

3075

83125

2

Electrical Engineering

OBC-A

313

2979

OPPH

17067

85410

SC

177

100861

SCPH

70250

76188

ST

3229

91811

3

Mechanical Engineering

OBC-A

531

4547

OPPH

32112

92279

SC

907

92215

SCPH

93445

93445

ST

8420

100217

4

Computer Science Engineering

OBC-A

540

4458

OPPH

22930

83479

SC

843

101665

SCPH

53582

85670

ST

5479

89782

5

Electronics & Communication Engineering

OBC-A

858

1863

OPPH

34603

69822

SC

626

99789

SCPH

25751

25751

ST

12498

100839

STPH

68388

68388

Preparation

To triumph over the cut-throat competition of the WBJEE exam, students need to have a detailed idea on the exam Syllabus and Exam Pattern of the exam. Applicants also need to cover the previous 5 or 10 years’ question paper, practice online mock tests, online question series, and cover class 11th and 12th Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry topics. Students are also strongly advised to join coaching classes for giving their best in the exam.

WBJEE exam usually has multiple choice questions, each carrying four options. Questions from subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics come in three categories. In Category 1, 2, and 3; students will get 60, 10, and 10 questions in mathematics, 30, 5, and 5 questions in chemistry and 30, 5, and 5 questions in physics respectively. Each correct answer fetches one mark, with a negative marking of -0.25 for each incorrect answer.